Context
- Collective wanted real workflows, not fluff.
- Publishing cadence tied to field testing.
- Had to keep trust high with zero trackers.
Problem
- Guides lived in Notion and docs with no public index.
- No content gravity or structure to keep readers moving.
- Could not ship analytics or pixels by policy.
What we did
- Built a flat IA with clear guide types and tags.
- Set up a Notion importer and plain text templates for drafting.
- Kept the stack tracker-free while caching heavy guides.
Result
- Indexed in ten days with steady impressions in month one.
- Readers can find workflows without hitting tracking walls.
- Editorial flow now runs from Notion to production in minutes.
Before / After / Impact
- Before: Scattered docs, no public IA, and distrust of tracking.
- After: WordPress hub with flat navigation and Notion-fed publishing.
- Impact: Guides reached builders fast without adding surveillance.
Nerd notes
- Custom theme with ACF for guide types and related content.
- Notion import pipeline writes structured fields, ready for headless later.
- Cloudflare and LiteSpeed cache long reads while keeping trackers at zero.
Status
Live and maintained as a zero-tracker resource hub.